A recent Wisconsin jury award of $125 million against Walmart Inc. for failing to accommodate a longtime employee with Down syndrome will be lowered to $300,000, the maximum amount allowed under federal law. read more >
As Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley works through a backlog of cases that developed because of COVID-19 restrictions, he’s preparing for his last 18 months in office. read more >
A medical marijuana card holder is suing a northwest Arkansas hospital system for withdrawing a job offer after he tested positive for pot, and he says he’s not alone. read more >
As Arkansas’ fledgling medical marijuana industry passed $300 million in cumulative sales, its licensing system for cannabis businesses was taking fire in court, not least for granting a cultivation license to a company that didn’t legally exist. read more >
The estranged father-son relationship between Larry Crain Sr. and Chris Crain has escalated into a lawsuit on track for an expected trial date later this year. read more >
If the board of the defunct South Arkansas Youth Services Inc. of Magnolia had done its job, it could have prevented the CEO from using money for bribes and kickbacks, a lawsuit alleges. read more >
Arvest Bank accuses a Fulton County pig farmer of submitting false financial statements to obtain millions of dollars in loans to raise pigs, instead using the money for other debts. read more >
Walmart employees in several states are suing their employer, alleging they weren’t paid for the time they spent submitting to mandatory COVID-19 screenings before their shifts. read more >
An Irish company accuses Walmart Inc. of taking its secret technology to create a competing product to reduce errors and thefts at registers. read more >
Nearly six years ago, Sheila McCutcheon submitted paperwork for a loan reflecting a personal net worth of more than $1.4 million. Nineteen months later, she has filed a financial hardship statement asking to stop collection calls claiming, “My financial state is as low as it can get.” read more >
Asked to explain what happened to millions of dollars lent to him by an elderly Little Rock man, Kristian D. Nelson repeatedly cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. read more >
The founder of one of Arkansas’ largest private companies stands accused in four civil lawsuits of human trafficking and sexually exploiting younger women. read more >
The 200th anniversary celebration of the Rose Law Firm on Nov. 1 wasn’t exactly how its managing member planned it. read more >
The feud between former University of Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation is getting worse. read more >
Sexual harassment allegations by colleagues have followed a Washington Regional Medical Center cardiologist for years. read more >
Evictions are rising in Arkansas, even as a national moratorium is in place, according to two nonprofit law firms that offer free legal help in civil cases. read more >
Attorney Carter Stein is concerned about the lack of civil jury trials in Arkansas state courts since the middle of March, when the coronavirus began to overwhelm the state and country. read more >
The Sanford Law Firm PLLC of Little Rock has appealed an award of $1 in attorneys’ fees from U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who wrote a blistering order about the firm’s billing practices in June. read more >
An 89-year-old Little Rock man has accused an ex-con of defrauding him of $4.5 million in less than three years. read more >
Law professors at the UA School of Law and the UA Little Rock’s Bowen School of Law spent their summer vacations preparing for both in-person and online classes, a trend that could continue after the pandemic fades. read more >
